Mackenzie may know a lot about the mythology of werewolves, but she has no clue they actaully exist until she gets bitten and goes through the change herself. Terrified of what she may do when she turns on the full moon, she runs. When the female alpha of a very large pack finds her and invites her to stay with them so they can guide her through the transition, she jumps at the chance. It doesn't hurt that the very cute and charming Geoff will be with her every step of the way either. But something doesn't feel right, and when Mackenzie starts to figure a few things out, she realizes that things may be even worse than she first thought they were.

The Tempering got off the a bit of a slow start for me with Mackenzie really sinking into a moping phase. I don't blame her for the emotion, it would suck to get changed the way she was, but it did seem to get a little repetitive. Once she meets the other wolves, things change quickly and the story takes off running. This was a big turning point in the momentum of the storyline and it was just far more interesting that the very beginning.

I really loved Mackenzie's character. She's not ashamed of the fact that she isn't the perfect woman, and she doesn't let anyone talk down to her. Her attitude was fantastic and once she got used to her new life, we see it come back with a little werewolf confidence to back it all up. I wasn't a big fan of Geoff until near the end and I'm still reserving judgement until I see what they are up to in book two. A pretty good start to a series, I'm not sure when book two will be out, but I'm going to keep an eye out for it.
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